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Use Your Hands!

Deann Ware, Ph.D.
I stole this tip from Steal Like an Artist!  The idea is that we spend way too much time on our computers and not enough time using all our senses–besides sight and hearing, there’s taste, smell, and touch. So, for today, do something with your hands!  Here are some ideas: Easy: Use your hands in [...]
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Get Sunlight!

Deann Ware, Ph.D.
I’m writing this post a week after Daylight Savings ended (that means “Fall back,” or “It now gets dark at 6:00 pm”), and I am acutely aware of how sunlight, or lack thereof, affects mood, sleep patterns, and energy level, not to mention Vitamin D which is apparently epidemically low in the general population these [...]
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Identify a “Filler Task”

Deann Ware, Ph.D.
  You can use a “filler task” to replace unproductive, anxious, and distressing thoughts. Click To Tweet What’s a “filler task?”  Something you do, or think about, when you feel yourself spiraling down. Remember the Daily Shoring tip to Stop Worrying?  And the suggestion that you have something else to focus on when you start [...]
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Build Mental Resilience

Deann Ware, Ph.D.
If you read yesterday’s post, Allow Yourself Time to Think, then hopefully you also read Jane McGonigal’s essay on Building Resilience by Wasting Time!  (If not, please read it now!)  Ms. McGonigal discusses some of the activities that helped her recover from a traumatic brain injury and yesterday I focused on one aspect–allowing yourself to [...]
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Allow Yourself Time to Think

Deann Ware, Ph.D.
We all need time to think, reflect, reminisce, and plan.  But what’s the difference between “wasting time” and allowing yourself “time to think?”  To answer this question, you need to learn to pay attention to your internal state–what “nonproductive” activities make you feel happy?  What activities tend to spur creative thought and inspiration?  These are [...]
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Think of this blog as an online self help book–a great tool, but not intended to substitute for psychotherapy with a licensed psychologist. A good psychologist or psychotherapist has a lot more to offer than a blog! And while I am a licensed psychologist, I am in no way trying to diagnose or treat individuals using this blog. Likewise, I can’t give any personal advice or counsel via the blog. If you’re in the Dallas area and would like to meet with me professionally, check out www.warewellness.com. Thanks for visiting dailyshoring.com!